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Board of Directors Table of Contents

Accreditation Committee............... Sherry Rodehaver Board Report 4
2625 E Turkeyfoot Lk Road Open Position—Membership Recorder 5
Uniontown, OH 44685 Getting To Know You 6
330-699-2500 Importance Notice 7
My Quilling Biography 8
[email protected] Maritza’s Famous 11
Archive Committee ........................ Donna Del Giudice Pattern Corner 12
Outside of the Box Challenge 14
11 Orchard St A Collection of Cat Tales 16
Verona, NJ 07044 NAQGCON 2010 17
973-857-3999 QA Needs Your Help! 18
[email protected] QA Has Your Help! 18
Community Relationship and Development Committee Behind the Scenes on HGTV 19
........................................................ Danielle Pray 2009 Treasury Report 21
859-485-6790 New Members 21
[email protected] Membership Q & A 22
Membership Committee ............... Rita Anderson Pattern Corner 22
2422 Torrington Drive Antonella’s Online Update 23
Lake Ridge New Regional Rep 24
Toms River, NJ 08755 Notes From the Archivist 25
732-886-0867 Report From Japan 26
[email protected] Pattern Corner 26
NAQG Conference Committee ...... Barb Machado
1168 Pleasant St Submission Deadlines
Bridgewater, MA 02324
508-697-3528 Each issue of Quill America will have a theme for the
[email protected] designs relating to upcoming holidays and events. Of
Newsletter Committee .................. Caroline Mach course, we welcome all quilling related items by
PO Box 95 email to [email protected] or by postal mail to
Mansfield, ON L0N 1M0 Caroline Mach, PO Box 95, Mansfield, ON L0N 1M0.
705-435-4479
[email protected] Members are reminded that all photos submitted for
Color Photo Collages ..................... Evelyn Rooney publication in Quill America must be of a member’s
23 Clara Place original work. The NAQG does not accept any
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 responsibility for the originality of work presented in
973-239-8978 Quill America.
[email protected]
Treasury Committee ...................... Laura Olohan Spring Issue Deadline: March 15
26 Evergreen Ave Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Vacation and Travel
Springfield, NJ 07081 Summer Issue Deadline: June 15
973-564-9755 Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween
[email protected] Fall Issue Deadline: September 15
Website and Internet Development Committee Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza, Winter Solstice
........................................................ Antonella DeFalco Winter Issue Deadline: December 15
531 Brian Dean Drive St. Patrick’s Day, Birthday, Easter
Glen Gardner, NJ 08826
908-537-9240
[email protected]

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Board Report

Board Meeting of the NAQG – the NAQG. Danielle will draft a the corrected information
Monday, November 20 – 7:30 letter, introducing herself and the
pm (Eastern) Guild. She will forward it to the regarding the competition.

Director Attendees: Donna Board for approval before Caroline Mach, Newsletter
Del Giudice – Archival; Danielle sending it out. Committee, Caroline let the
Pray – Community Relationship & Board know that she would like
Development Committee; Rita Rita Anderson, Membership to print the full list of Committee
Anderson, Membership; Caroline Committee, Rita let the Board members in the newsletter every
Mach – Newsletter; Laura Olohan know that since January 2009, fall as an update. The Board
– Treasury there were 112 new members agreed that it would be a good
and 212 renewals. Caroline idea.
asked about Deb’s position and if

Caroline Mach opened the anyone responded to the Work has started on the 10th
meeting at 7:40 pm (Eastern). newsletter announcement. As of Anniversary issue of Quill
11/30 there were no responses; America.
Sherry Rodehaver, Accreditation however, Deb Mackes posted a

Committee, No committee report notice on the Yahoo Laura Olohan, Treasury
– Sherry will report at the next NAQGMembers group. Committee, Laura reported that
meeting in March 2010.
Barbara Machado, NAQGCON the bank balance as of
Donna Del Giudice, Archival Committee, No committee report. November 30th is $12,861.58
Committee, Donna reported that Here is a note that Barb sent to and the PayPal balance is
the recent changes to the the Board from the current $1,736.43.

bibliography have been sent to NAQGCON Hostess, Kay Shockley Antonella DeFalco, Website
Antonella for uploading to the -Davis: Committee, No committee report
website. Work is continuing on an – Antonella will report at the next
article regarding copyrights for an “Here's an update. We have meeting in March 2010.
upcoming newsletter. Danielle Pray asked about the
twelve teachers so far. New and

different classes that I'm excited

Danielle Pray, Community about. We have two local donors swaps. She will contact
Relations & Development for the bags. The name tags are Antonella about a swap for
Committee, Danielle reported on in the works and the first Valentine’s Day.

a new Regional Rep for the UAE/ publicity article went out to about In other Board matters,
Middle East - Amna Al Fardh. 1,500 women on Long Island

Danielle also asked the Board through a newsletter and will be Sherry Rodehaver forwarded a
about permission to visit the new repeated in February. Newsday letter she received from a
owner of Lake City; she asked for has been contacted to do a member regarding competition
the Board’s input on what could feature article early next and copyright issues. The
be discussed. Items put forth year. Only have two member wanted some
included possible NAQG registrations.” clarification/guidance regarding
discounts, what his thoughts are what happens when you take
on the future of Lake City with Registration packages have been another quiller’s pattern (i.e.
regard to quilling, offering a copied by Donna Del Giudice, to from books or magazines), make
facility tour for NAQG members, be inserted into the Winter modifications and/or changes to
hosting a future NAQGCON. Rita it, and then put it in a
told the Board that he has
recently become a member of newsletter. This insert contains
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(Continued from page 4) meeting will be Laura Olohan

competition. The Board has Donna received a request from (Treasury Director). The next

discussed this issue in the past; Josie Jenkins (UK Guild Rep) with meeting will be early March 2010
however, no clear rules have regard to submitting an article – date to be decided.

been drawn up except for putting from the NAQG. Donna complied

a statement in the newsletter and sent the article to the Board

saying that the NAQG is not for review and approval. The

responsible for the originality of Board approved the content and

work that our members submit to the article was sent to Josie for

be published. The NAQGCON publication.
Committee will discuss originality

issues with the Competition No other questions or concerns

Coordinator, Kay Charles and were raised.

Caroline will contact Kay and ask

her to write up some rules that Meeting was adjourned at 8:25

can be published in the pm (Eastern). The Executive

newsletter. Director for the next Board

Open Position -

Membership Recorder

The Membership Recorder reports to the Membership Committee Director (Rita Anderson) and keeps
the electronic records (past and present) of all NAQG members. She/He will work with an Excel
spreadsheet to record all members' statistics, as well as keep a record of all expiration dates for each
member. Details for the spreadsheet will be provided via mailed membership applications forwarded to
the Membership Recorder by the Membership Director and PayPal applications that are forwarded
directly via PayPal.

The Membership Recorder will also :
1) notify members via e-mail, if e-mail is available, when their membership fees are due
2) notify members via the NAQGMembers Yahoo Group of quarterly renewals
3) provide a copy of the updated membership list (quarterly) to the Membership Director, Newsletter
Publisher, and Webmistress
4) set-up a membership booklet for the spring edition of Quill America
5) answer questions regarding membership sent in via e-mail from the NAQG website

Deb Mackes will be stepping down from this position after doing a fantastic job for the past few years—
the Board is very grateful for all her work on the Membership Committee! Deb will be available to assist
the next person who accepts the position to make sure that there is a smooth transition. If you are
interested, please contact Rita Anderson at [email protected].

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Getting to Know You

Danielle Pray, Community Relationship Director

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a
series of articles that will
introduce the Board of Directors
to NAQG members. We hope you
enjoy learning more about the
volunteers that run this
organization on your behalf!

My husband Steven and I have

been married for almost 12 years
and have two wonderful children,

Emilie, 10, and Quinton, 3. We

also have three dachshunds and

two cats who keep us constantly

amused. We live in Walton, KY

where we moved for my

husband’s career soon after we

were married. Walton is in the
northern part of Kentucky near

where the states of Indiana, Ohio

and KY border each other. We

are born and bred New

Englanders and return to visit

there as much as possible. I am job really entails a huge variety of starting a family. I didn’t have

also very active with my local Girl tasks that probably wouldn’t be time to actually do any quilling
Scout Council, serving as a Troop of interest to most of the readers during these times, but every

Leader and also on the Service of QA. now and then I would think about

Unit level (county) as Events it. I also don’t have any pieces

Committee Chair and Retention I was first introduced to quilling that I made during this time

Coordinator. I am a member of as a young teen in the late 70s. except for my oldest sister’s

the Pawtucket Rhode Island There was a local craft shop in wedding candle that we

Daughters of the American Pawtucket, RI that offered craft embellished with quilled flowers.
Revolution Chapter as well. My classes to kids. My mom has

other interests are sewing and always been “crafty” and had the The Internet opened up a lot of

collecting vintage and antique foresight to enroll two of my communication and other

sewing machines. I like old sisters and me in the weekly opportunities and for me; finding

things, and quilling is certainly an classes. We learned all types of the NAQG was one of them. I

old craft. crafts from macramé to wood was very excited to have located

burning to, of course, quilling. I this talented group of people who
I work almost full-time for a guess quilling was my favorite, loved quilling as much as I did. I

patent law firm located in because it was always there in was more than willing to

Cincinnati, OH. Primarily I am the back of my mind even while volunteer for the organization in

involved in litigation document attending college and graduate promoting the art of quilling. So I

management services, but my school, getting married, and (Continued on page 7)

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volunteered to be a Regional for teaching quilling. In February meet, please let me know! We
are always searching for more
Representative for the Ohio, I will be introducing adults to local quillers.

Kentucky and Indiana areas and quilling at the local county library There are several known
then later, Community by offering a Valentine’s Day locations of quilled works within
the US, and I am trying to visit as
Relationship Director. themed project. Then I will be many as I possibly can, in an
effort to locate antique pieces of
teaching quilling at three levels quilled artwork. I visited Colonial
Williamsburg two years ago and
These roles are distinct, but both of Girl Scouts at separate was allowed to photograph their
collection of quilled pieces. I
share the same purposes: programs: a Mom and Me hope to be able to get the article
and photos of this visit reprinted
promoting quilling and Quilling Under the Sea program in QA soon.

encouraging interest in the art. for Brownies in March; Spring I look up to so many talented
We have several Regional Quilling for Cadettes in April; and members of the NAQG. I
certainly don’t approach the level
Representatives who are doing a Quilled Mother’s Day project in of these talented artists, but the
NAQG is for everyone from the
wonderful things in their local May for Juniors. I really enjoy beginner to the expert. Keeping
this art alive now will preserve it
communities to promote quilling. introducing new people to for future generations. I am
amazed when I think about how
The most direct method is quilling, and I especially like to many hundreds of years paper
filigree has been practiced. I am
through teaching quilling to introduce children to this art trying to do my part to keep it
around a bit longer.
adults and children. Regional form. I hope that, as in me, the

Representatives work seed of inspiration will be
independently in their areas. We planted and grow into a new

also place brochures in local hobby or talent for them as they

libraries and community centers. grow.

These are available for all

members on our website to print We also have a base of

out at home to place in their local Cincinnati quillers which has met

centers as well. in the past. I am hoping to
organize a regular schedule of

I have taught quilling to Girl mini-meets, but divergent

Scout troops and as a regular schedules and distances

program at my local county sometimes pose a problem. If

library. I have a busy spring you are in the area and would

schedule, my most ambitious yet, like to attend a Cincinnati mini-

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE NAQG MEMBERSHIP

The NAQG has been contacted by two "quilling enthusiasts", who have requested the use of patterns
and images used in NAQG literature/electronic medium for their "free" website. Their message states
that some of these patterns may be used in their electronic offerings, which were once available for
sale - their goal is to give their "customers" additional patterns and ideas.

The NAQG Board has sent a reply telling them that we do not give permission for any patterns or images
used in any form of documentation provided by the NAQG. We also informed them that they would need
to contact the artist directly to use any patterns or images designed by that quiller.

The NAQG Board would like the membership to be aware of people who may use your design for profit.
Many of our members are very generous in offering their designs/patterns for use by the NAQG
membership, as well as the quilling public. If anyone contacts you to obtain something that you've
created, make sure you know what they plan to do with it. Ask if they will be using it for profit; if you
agree to share your work, make sure you get the details, preferably in writing.

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My Quilling Biography

Maritza Laboy Morales
Certified Artisan of Puerto Rico, Member NAQG

Editor’s Note: Photos of Maritza’s
work are on pages 1 and 2.

Believe in Your Dreams: a Paper
Strip has Changed My Life Now
and Forever

Hello! I am Maritza Laboy
Morales, 51 years old, from the
beautiful Caribbean island Puerto
Rico. My academic preparation
was as an elementary school
teacher, and for 22 years of my
life I also performed as a
professional clown (Payasa
Burbuja/Bubbles). Since I was a
girl I have been linked to art,
music and handicrafts.

My fascination for quilling began Maritza’s accreditation card designating her as a Certified Artisan of Puerto Rico.

in the 1990s when a Mexican was rotten, and all indications

friend who visited the island took As I mentioned, I am a teacher by were that the leg must be

a strip of newspaper, tore its profession, but approximately a amputated. I lost all my material

edge and began to roll it up. I year and a half ago my life belongings (house, car, work,

asked her what she was doing, changed due to health problems, etc.), but I never lost my faith. I
and she told me “quilling,” and and I became unable to teach. It returned to live with my parents

that in Mexico there were many happened when I was cleaning in Caguas to continue an

artisans who do quilling and the bathroom of my house. Some intensive healing process. I

create amazing pieces. Then drops of chlorine fell on my right needed a transplant of skin to be

years later when I traveled, I leg, burning my skin as if I had performed, but I didn’t have the

found a book, Twirled Paper/ been on fire. Immediately I went money for the expensive

Klutz, and I began to practice. In the doctor because I’m diabetic, procedure.
2006, I gave scrapbooking but he referred me to other

classes in a store in Caguas doctors. One of them gave me an While I was in bed something told

named, “Imagination Scrapbook inappropriate treatment that’s me that I should take up

Store,” and when I made given only when there is no “quilling” again and work in it. I

something in the store everybody infection present, even though I hadn’t been doing it because in

was fascinated with my had three different bacterial the island it is difficult to obtain

creations. People began to ask infections at the site. As a result, the materials. You must order
for quilling classes. Both my an ulcer of 12 cm x 10 cm was them especially from the United

search and my commitment created, which caused the loss of States. I decided to obey, and I

began here. The classes have the dermis and epidermis of my began to play with my paper

been a success, and at present I leg to such an extreme that I was strips several hours a day while I

offer them regularly. hospitalized for 21 days. My leg (Continued on page 9)

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(Continued from page 8) airplane; the only thing is that my town for me to present at the

was in bed. legs are outside the plane, I need convention.

them inside. She told me again
When the news arrived of where that I wasn’t able to go. At 10:00 When I realized all the

the next NAQG convention was to AM a lady appeared at my house preparation needed for my trip to

be, I told myself I would be there. and asked for me. She told me Tampa, I received another

My mother and my family said that her son sent me a gift, and surprise—my sister Lucy decided

that it was impossible, because I she gave me a package of money to come with me, thinking that I

would not have the means to and told me to count it. I began shouldn’t go alone. She doesn’t

sponsor my quest. I decided to to count in $20 bills: $100, $200 do anything of quilling. She was
send some letters requesting a $, 300... $800... When I reached just my roommate, and she

contribution for my dream; I that amount I told her, “You gave enjoyed it. We arrived in Tampa,

mailed them and began to work me the deposit of a business!” and we registered in the

on the competition pieces for the She told me to continue Convention in the afternoon. All

conference. I worked many hours counting, as “my son has just was enthusiasm upon seeing for

each night. sent $1,145.00 for you to go on the first time so many people

your trip.” from different parts of the world

The husband of a friend called doing and enjoying with so much
me because he was interested in I looked at my mom and I almost passion the same thing that I do.

interviewing me about “Quilling shouted to her, "I told you! I told The classes began and

Art” for a local newspaper. I said, you!” I almost fainted! I was enthusiasm for sharing the

“yes!” In the interview I gave my dancing of happiness on a single techniques became the motor

telephone number, and to my leg. I didn’t know the words to that gave us energy. The day of

surprise, approximately 45 use to express thanks for such a the competition arrived. I carried

people called who were noble gesture. To this day as I am all my pieces to the competition
interested in taking classes. writing this article, I don’t know room and went to rest. At noon I

Right then I understood that God the man who sent me the money. was en route back to the

was showing me the road I must I only know his surname is Cruz, competition room when suddenly

take to continue to reinvent my and that he has a bakery. The Mary Ann and Elaine shouted to

life: QUILLING. I continued story didn’t finish there. That me from the upper floor,

working, but everybody in the same afternoon I received $75 “Maritza, you won!” I asked them

house said that I was crazy, that I from a classmate that I hadn’t in what category; they told me in
would never achieve my dream. I seen for 32 years; a neighbor, “framed quilling.” I went up

told them that I didn’t want Mr. Rivera, brought me $100; faster than flying and without

people beside me who didn’t and his daughter, Carmen, gave using my cane. Everybody who

support my dreams. Every day I me $70.00. Chiqui, a friend, saw me laughed. To my surprise I

waited for the mail carrier or a brought me $180. Tania, a won second place in the three

phone call from someone that former student to whom I gave categories that I entered: framed

had read my letter, but nothing math tutoring, sent me $100 and quilling, cards, and quilling and
happened. I continue preparing her portrait as a baby dressed as beyond. God showed me the way

for my trip. Five days before a clown. In the picture was a to persevere, and also that if you

going to the convention a miracle beautiful dedication that said believe in yourself, nothing is

happened. that she was thankful for all the impossible.

aid that I offered her to learn the

In the morning on Friday before multiplication tables. Now she I dreamed large, and it brought

the convention while I was having expects me to be her quilling me beautiful results. In this
a cup of coffee, my mom told me teacher and to continue pursuing convention I made ties of

that I should end the idea of my dreams. The day before the friendship with Lois, Allison,

travelling to the convention trip at 4:00 pm, the town where I Lynnie, Mae, Elaine, Gerry, Mary

because there wasn’t money for live, the Municipality of Caguas, Ann, Joan, Evy, Helen, Lynda,

that. My answer was "Mommy, gave me a check for $600, plus Cristina, Gail and Lucia! Thanks!

I’m already mounted in the souvenirs and literature from my (Continued on page 10)

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(Continued from page 9) she wrote on me in her Blog (in Facebook:

But a special friendship was Japanese), I want to express how Filigrana en papel “QUILLING”…

made with Maggie Motoko from a strip of paper has changed my Maritza Laboy PR
Japan. Between us there were no life for always. God has always

barriers of languages nor been with me, and he has Thanks for reading my story!

cultures; we understood each blessed me in an infinite way, so

other very well. We are still in that that same strip of paper has

contact. The experience at the reached between me and my

convention was all a success. I friends and touched each of us

brought back a backpack load of to fortify our friendships no
new friends, love, beautiful matter the distance between us.

experiences, and above all, Art. I

returned to Puerto Rico, and the To finish, I tell you that in the

Mayor of the City sent me a month of November I had a

beautiful letter congratulating me surgery on my right eye that

for my achievements. I received impeded my sight. My cornea

congratulations from the office of had been affected, and I have to

the Department of Culture of wait until December 25 to see
Puerto Rico, and they also again. Nothing stops me, I am

showed me press releases at the still dreaming …at large.

national level stating my

achievements. A local television I hope that this history will serve

channel carried out an interview as inspiration for those passing

with me. Recently I was certified through difficult situations: don’t

as the only artisan in quilling in stop dreaming! For those who are
the island, and I am invited to undecided about going to the

participate in fairs and private NAQG conventions I say that the

activities to show this art. I experience is enriching and the

continue giving classes. I have camaraderie is priceless. We will

organized a group of Quillists of join in a big hug in April 2010 in

Puerto Rico that is meeting New York!

monthly to share ideas. I want to Last but not least, I want to thank
thank Loyda Montañez who

helped me to organize this group. Helen Pierce, who liked my story

She was one of my first quilling and thought that I had to share

students and is now a great with all of you, and Myriam

friend. The enthusiasm for this Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican quiller

art has increased, and I have (my student years ago),

been accepted in a project called who translated this story into
Matria that helps women develop English. She is also an angel that

as businesswomen. They are God put in my road. Thanks for

helping me to develop my own all!

business. It will be the first virtual

quilling store in the island. I also If you desire to write me you can

want to write a quilling book in use any of my email addresses or

Spanish with designs from Puerto my Facebook group:
Rican culture. Isn’t it marvelous,

everything that has happened to [email protected]

me? [email protected]

[email protected]

Now, as Maggie said in an article

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Maritza’s Famous

Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of was an art form

an article featuring Maritza that was in

Laboy Morales from El Periódico, danger of
a Puerto Rican newspaper. extinction, but

Reprinted with permission. now it is on the

Translated by NAQG member rise in countries

Helen Pierce. like Mexico and

Colombia. This

(Title of the Page) Home is a craft that

(Sub Title of the Article) The art can aid both
of paper filigree grows in children and

popularity adults to

improve their

"Exquisitely delicate": that is the fine motor

way the dictionary defines the skills.”

word filigree, and when one

observes the works of Maritza In Puerto Rico

Laboy Morales, of Caguas, PR, filigree has
one is astonished at the delicate attracted little

and subtle beauty of them, all interest, which

made with colored paper strips. is the reason

Laboy has

Laboy explains that paper begun to give

filigree had its beginnings in the classes to

16th century, during a period increase local
when metal was scarce. At that awareness. She

time Italian and French nuns explains that greeting cards may individual.

began to remove strips of paper be done in filigree, as well as Those who want more
information may reach Laboy by
from books, in order to create figures in 3D and framed telephone at: 787-743-5263, or
by email:
adornments for altars and other pictures, and that it is widely [email protected].

religious objects. used in scrapbooking. The In the accompanying photo,
Maritza Laboy shows us a picture
inexpensive materials are mainly made by one of her students,
Some time later, in England, it paper strips, which you roll into Loyda Martinez, who “fell in love
with paper” as soon as she
became an art form that was coils with a round toothpick or learned to do paper filigree.

done by wealthy women. From with a corsage pin or something

there, with the colonization of similar.

North America by England, it

arrived on this continent. First a person learns to make the

basic shapes and then learns to
Laboy, a member of the North place them together in such a

American Quilling Guild, and of way as to form them into the

other International organizations desired objects. As in all art,

that are dedicated to the filigree requires time and

expansion of the art of paper dedication, and thus it becomes

filigree, tells us, “For some time it a kind of therapy for the

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Pattern Corner Helen Pierce

Snowman Tree Ornament

These are not traditional quilling instructions, since I
made my snowman from heavier quilling paper than
usual. I used white Hewlett Packer 32 lb paper that was
custom cut by a local blueprint company. Therefore, I
found it necessary to adjust the instructions. Instead of
telling you how many strips you need, I’ll give you a
pattern in which the number of strips that you use will be
unknown and irrelevant. If you make the circle sizes in the
sizes that I specify, your snowman will come out the same
size as mine did—about 1½" wide at the widest part, by
2½" tall, which is a nice size for a small Christmas tree
ornament. This snowman requires many white strips, a
number of black strips, and a few red strips. Use any tiny
objects if you want to for final touches. All of the
measurements and time requirements in the instructions are approximate. I used 1/8" wide quilling
strips throughout the project. For ease of understanding, I have put the sizes of all the circles into
increments of 1/16”, rather than changing them to other fractions all along the way. I have also added
the approximate time that it took me to roll each circle.

Roll 14 circles of white quilling strips, using a corsage pin and your fingers:

Bottom Snowball
Begin by rolling the first strip of each circle tightly onto the pin, and when you come to the end of it, glue
down the tip-end of the first strip onto the tightly rolled circle. Second strip—Now you will need to put
your pin aside and finger-roll all the rest of the circle. Put a dot of glue on the underside of the tip of the
second strip, butt it up against the first one, and continue to form the tight roll with your fingers.
Continue with each strip in the same way, always rolling it tightly.
-Circle 1: 1 and 4/16" across—20 min.
-Circle 2: 1 and 5/16" across—25 min. Roll 1 strip of paper tightly, remove from pin, glue down without
allowing it to spring open, and continue as above. You’ve just completed your 2nd row up from the
bottom. Don’t glue the two completed circles together between them, but continue making more,
setting each one aside in order, or stacking them up, until you’re done with the top of the hat.
-Circle 3: 1 and 7/16" across—30 min. Continue as above.
-Circle 4: 1 and 5/16" across—25 min. Continue as above.
-Circle 5: 1 and 5/16" across—25 min. Continue as above.
-Circle 6: 1 and 4/16" across—20 min. Continue as above.
This completes the top layer of the largest, bottom snowball.

Middle Snowball
-Circle 7: 1" across—15 min.
-Circle 8: 1 2/16" across—20 min.
-Circle 9: 1 2/16" across—20 min.

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(Continued from page 12)

-Circle 10: 1" across—15 min.

Head
-Circle 11: 14/16” across—15 min.
-Circle 12: 15/16” across—20 min.
-Circle 13: 14/16” across—15 min.
-Circle 14: 12/16” across—15 min.

Hat
-Brim: 1" across—15 min. Roll one layer as above, using 1/8" wide black strips.
-Top of Hat: 10/16" across—15 min. each. Roll two circles to layer.

Scarf
-Neck Wrap: 1 red strip, 2" long. 10 min. Glue it around the narrowest part of the neck, the 4th level
down from the top of the white circles, beginning at the back seam. Lap the front end over the back end
of the strip, once you have encircled the neck and glue down the tip end. If there is excess, cut it off.
-Scarf Ends: 4 red strips, 1½" long. Fold the strips in half all at once, holding them close together and
overlapping one another. Ease half of them to one side and away from the other half, which makes
them look like a scarf would appear when tied around the neck and draped to one side. Glue the folded
ends close together and overlapping to the left side of the neck on the strip, a little towards the front of
the body. When dry, check whether you like the length of it in relation to the body, shorten it if desired
and round the ends of the scarf a little with scissors, leaving the 4 back strip ends a little longer (folded
underneath the front strip ends) than the 4 front strip ends to make it look as natural as possible. Curl
the 4 front ends towards you just a little bit, and the back 4 ends away from you a little bit to make it
look like a natural knitted scarf would look. Cut 2 more shorter red strips to form a bow loop at the
neckline to hide the folded top edge of the strips. When it dries completely, open the bow up a little with
a round toothpick to accentuate the roundness of it, as a natural knitted scarf would look when it is tied
and draped.

Arms
Form arms from wire plastic bag closures, bending the hand ends each into a small oval, observing how
the normal human hand is positioned with the thumbs up, towards the body side, and slanted forward a
little at the wrists. Bend the wire a little to form a tiny tab to glue onto the body, bend shoulders 1/8"
wide, glue onto the body at shoulder level with thick glue. Let them dry well and then begin to shape the
wire into upper arms that bend at the elbows. Paint the arms and hands when dry, with white acrylic
paint. Cut 2 mittens from red card stock—one for the right hand and one for the left, and glue them onto
the wire ovals, with the thumbs pointing towards the body.

Assembling the Circles
Thread a needle with 16" of 20 lb-doubled, plastic fishing line, and double-knot the bottom end tightly.
Beginning with the bottom circle, push the needle through the tiny center hole and pull the knot up
close to the underneath of it. Leave only 1/8" of excess line below the knot. Continue adding the next
five circles, which will gradually round out the bottom snowball and then will narrow down a bit.
Continue by adding the four middle circles, always lining up the tip-end of the glued seams of the
layers at the back of the snowman, and then add the 4 head circles. Add the brim of the hat and cock
it and shape it gently, being careful that the strips don’t push apart. Add the top two layers. Don’t cut
the looped line or detach the needle yet—just leave it hanging. Beginning at the bottom layer, separate
the layer just enough to put some thick glue here and there between them. Don’t use so much that it
oozes out the sides, but use just enough to hold it together well. Don’t glue the tiny center hole, so that
the plastic line can be pulled up tight. Continue through to the top layer of the hat. Don’t put glue on top

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of the last hat circle. As you add layers, even up the sides of the layers to an equal distance all around
from the edge below it, and line up the seams at the back as you go. Press each layer firmly into place
and keep them in place, not tilted. Again, shape the brim of the hat downwards a little bit, as if it is
covering up a round head. Don’t let the brim perch flat on top of the head. Tilt it at an angle so that it
will look as natural as possible. Pull the plastic line taught from the top, without using unnatural force.
There should be no slack in the line top to bottom. Knot it once, very close to the top center of the hat.
Cut the top loop at the center and remove the needle. Leave just the amount of line that you want to
use to hang it on the tree, cut off any excess, and double knot the ends of the double line. Cut a 1
4/16" circle from white card stock and glue it to the bottom of the snowman, easing the bottom double
knot slightly into the center hole. Seal it firmly into place. When dry, sign and date it on the bottom. Cut
a smile from black card stock, glue on round eyes, punched out of black card stock with a small size
punch, and punch out 3 buttons of a different round size and glue them on the front of the Snowman,
at an equal distance from one another. Cut out tiny pointed holly leaves from a 1/8" dark green strip
and glue to the right side of the brim. Make 3 tiny holly berries from a 1/16" red strip and glue them in
the center.

Tiny Snowballs
Make about 6 little white grape rolls, easing them into half rounds. With the snowman standing upright
on a sheet of waxed paper, pile up the snowballs beside him with the fronts turned toward you. Glue
them together and to the snowman.

Sealant
Let the glue dry thoroughly. Paint every surface with USArtQuest Perfect Paper Adhesive-Matte to seal.
Allow to dry thoroughly overnight and paint it again with the same product.

Your snowman is now finished and should give you many years of enjoyment!

These were the guidelines Figure 1
that were sent to each
person who contacted me
desiring to enter the
challenge:

1. Design a stand. Using a
strip of red cardstock ¾”
wide x 2¾” long make both
the left and right sides
straight and parallel and
with an even curve to it on
the bottom that will match
organized and promoted by Helen Pierce the curve on the cone that
will be above it (see Figure 2). The top of the stand piece,
(which will be glued to the back later), should be straight across (see Figure 1—back, showing stand
already glued on). Set aside the stand piece to glue in place when the cone is ready.

2. Cut a cone from green cardstock (this may match the color of the coils, or be a little darker) that is 4
5/8” tall (top tip to bottom center) x 4¼” wide at the widest point. Do a dry run of attaching the red
stand to the back of the cone (see Figure 1), and check the front to make sure the stand is centered on
the bottom of the cone. Mark the back of the cone with pencil for proper placement of the piece, and

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then glue it on. See Figure 2—front, showing the stand already glued on
in the proper position.

3. Selecting a little bit lighter tone of green than the cone, use one 1/8"
wide, 22” long quilling strip to make each of the thirty-six ¾” wide coils.
After coiling them and fastening the end of the strip with a dot of
Crafters Pick-Ultimate glue, pinch each one into a teardrop shape (see
Figure 3). If you wish, first place the teardrops in position on the cone
without gluing them to ensure proper placement. The teardrops on the
bottom and both sides should hang over the edges of the background
cone about 1/8”; the sides on the same slant as the slant of the cone.
Each row will overlap the row below it, as
shown in Figure 4.

4. The teardrops are placed onto the cone working from the bottom up.
In row 1, glue on 8 teardrops evenly (see Figure 4). Continuing up the
cone: R2: 7; R3: 6; R4: 5; R6: 4; R7: 3; R8: 2; R9: 1. The bottom row
should be glued flat, with a little more glue on the back of each
teardrop, since all of the other rows will be resting on that one as they
are layered upward. Don’t cover the whole backs of the other teardrops
with glue, just put glue where each teardrop rests on the cone and
where it overlaps the teardrop on the row below.

Figure 3

5. The following part will show your own personal creativity. No two of
the Christmas trees made will be alike. Decorate your tree with whatever embellishments you would
like, perhaps including a few tiny quilled ornaments. You might add a tree skirt or a little cotton under
the tree for snow. Other suggestions are ribbons, garlands, gift boxes, and toys.

6. Your tree may become the focal point of a purchased Christmas print that you put behind it. To do
this, cover up the Christmas tree that appears in the print with your own tree; but the print should
definitely combine well with the size and type of tree that you’ve made. Alternatively, the tree may be
mounted on a contrasting plain or patterned cardstock and put into a small frame, or used in some
other creative way to give it a finished look.

Six of our members received these guidelines and completed the Figure 4
Christmas tree accordingly. I enjoyed seeing the variations and creativity
that were put into them, each somewhat different than the others.
Thanks so much ladies, for taking up the challenge. I hope that others
will follow your lead and will enjoy trying out the tree because they may
be copied and the pattern varied to use as you wish. The six who
completed the tree challenge were: Cynthia Stemple, Dema Simeri,
Jennifer Littlefield, Jill Van Dieren, Lou Brown and Helen Pierce. Photos
of their work are on page 27.

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A Collection of Cat Helen Pierce
Tales

There were at least 12 of us quilling board and act like he was

sitting at one of the large, round quilling, though he wouldn’t

tables that had been so move a muscle. He never
beautifully prepared for us in the bothered anything, but he was

central plaza at the Sheraton always right there in the way.

Suites Hotel there in Florida that They are both deceased now, but

Friday noon. Our conversation they were sure fun while they

flowed in a warm and friendly were with me.

manner as we enjoyed our ********************

luncheon together at the Lenora
NAQGCON last May, and the (Lenora and her husband have a

stories continued effortlessly as business which they call Cat’s

we ate. One of the subjects that Paw Studio!! Interesting, isn’t it?

came up was that of our cats and Sorry, I don’t know Lenora’s last

their antics when they see us get name. Helen)

our quilling out. We had so much settles into his "supervisor
fun talking about their reactions Ah, Helen, my cats don't
position” on a chair and watches
that I decided that others of you entertain me while I'm quilling--I every move. Long strips of paper
might enjoy the subject as much have to entertain them! There are his favorite. He keeps his
as we did. By the way, have you are five of them, and they seem eyes on the end hanging down.
ever noticed how much cats love to know when I start working with No novice at the art of quilling,
paper no matter what part of the he awaits his opportunity to
quilling? house they are in. So I use

snatch one of those long pieces
scraps to lure them away from and run with it through the house
I approached several of our the important stuff. I have to

online NAQG members and and deep under the bed. Many a
requested a paragraph from admit, though, that one cat in 24-inch strip has been reduced
each of them for this article, and, particular, little Chloe, loves to to 16 inches, and the missing
use her paw to "feel" around in parts never seen again! His
as a result, here are five Cat my paper stash. It's so cute I

Tales that I collected. brother has no interest in such

******************* can't get upset with her. goings on, and usually sleeps

Jill Van Dieren ******************* while Bandit and I quill.
I had 2 very large Maine Coon Nancy Jensen Incidentally, you see that I
cats. The big one weighed 25 Well, here's a little description of included a mention of his
pounds and his little brother what it's like to quill with Mr. brother, and want to assure you
weighed 18. The small one Bandit, who lives up to his name. that his title is "Mipster": that's
would come in when I was He's a sly, cunning, black, 20 not a typo. His full name, with
quilling and steal my paper and pound, 8 year-old cat who shares pronunciation, is "MIP-stuuuurrr
go play with it. If any paper was our home with his small, gray Spiffy, the WON-duuurrr
hanging over the edge of the brother, Mipster Spiffy. When my CAT!" He's the runt of the litter
table, it was fair game. His lazy quilling cart rolls out of the and has a stumpy, twisted tail.
big brother would sit on my
quilling chair and look at my closet, Mr. Bandit is right there to (Continued on page 17)
follow it to my work table. He

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NAQGCON 2010

Have you sent in your registration yet? The deadline is April 1, 2010.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Sun, Sand and Sea.” You will see the theme in many different
places when you attend the conference. The theme describes Long Island, which is surrounded by
sand, sea and the Long Island Sound. We hope the sun will be shining for you.

We’re very excited about the classes this year. We have some first time teachers with fantastic projects
as well as some wonderful favorites. There will be five class sessions on Friday. We still need more
teachers. Please let me know if you are willing to teach a class so we can add your class to the
schedule. Remember teachers will be given their choice of classes first.

If you are entering the competition, just to clarify for the members who have been asking, the
NAQGCON competition is not restricted to original work.

On Saturday we have a special event before lunch. I have to keep that one a secret. Saturday
afternoon we have some fantastic demonstrations and Make it /Take it sessions available. Again, if
you are interested in doing this, please let me know.

The meals included in the conference are dinner on Friday night and breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
There are an Applebee’s and a McDonald’s across the street from the hotel and the hotel has two
restaurants for additional meals and snacks. The hospitality room will be available throughout the
conference if you would like to get together to quill and chat.

Long Island has many wonderful places of interest. A list of those will be available to you when you
arrive.

See you in April.
Your 2010 NAQGCON Host
Long Island Quillers
Kay Shockley, 631-331-3773; [email protected]

(Continued from page 16) throw it again, and off she goes eye as I work, and the other finds

******************* to bring it back to me again and any unprotected paper strip a

Maggie Nakatani again! After about 20 retrievals, tasty tidbit, which also becomes
she always wears out, and that’s the fate of any bit of yarn that

Here is a cat and quilling story when she climbs up on my knees she comes across. Ribbon on

that happens a lot when I quill. again for a nap. We have so packages is also fair game, which

My cat sees me sit down and much fun quilling together. is the reason Christmas

wants to jump up on my knees packages under our tree are left

while I am quilling. She also ******************* ribbonless. Otherwise, the

watches so that she can retrieve Ellen results of her eating these things
a paper prize from my trash. If I are not nice, affecting her body

haven’t made a very good shape, Yep, I have two cats. I suppose and my frame of mind!

I throw it away for her. She gets that they are little different than

so excited and runs to pick up any other cats, though, when it

that small, misshapen coil and comes to quilling. One of them

quickly brings it back to me. So, I just watches me with an eagle

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QA Needs Your Help!

Caroline Mach
QA Editor

Article Solicitation it can just be a few paragraphs Hints & Tips
giving your opinion and
Helen Pierce, who has been describing why you found it We are trying to reinstate the
doing a great job of article useful or not. Don’t limit yourself Hints & Tips column, so if you
solicitation for the QA for the last to just new books—many of the have any hints or tips, please
few years is wanting to resign old classics deserve a second send them to the Editor, either by
from that work after the Fall, look. electronic or postal mail. These
2010 issue of QA. Therefore, we are not patterns, but things you

will be looking for someone else Advertising in the QA do or use to make your quilling
to continue this important work. go easier or faster. Please don’t

If you wish to start right away, One of the ways for the NAQG to assume that people won’t be

please let us know and you can raise money is through interested in your hint or tip! One

work together will Helen until she advertising in the QA. An updated of the great things about a group

hands over the job to you document for potential like this is the opportunity to all

completely! Article solicitation is advertisers has been put learn from each other.

just what it implies—encouraging together. However, to implement If you are interested in any of
and helping members write their this program, we need a

stories for the newsletter. volunteer—someone who would these roles, please contact QA

Book Reviews take on the role of sending the Editor Caroline Mach at

information to potential [email protected] or 705-

Another feature that it would be advertisers (either by electronic 435-4479 or by postal mail at PO
great to have in the QA is book or postal mail) and then following Box 95, Mansfield, ON L0N 1M0.

reviews. If you have something to up with a phone call if necessary
to see if they are going to
say about a book you’ve bought advertise or not. This job does
or borrowed, please write us
about it—your item doesn’t have not have to take a lot of time and
to be a long, formal book review— would greatly benefit the NAQG.

QA Has Your Help!

It is my pleasure to welcome asking (and, in some cases, Caroline Mach
QA Editor
Stacey Moore to the QA helping) members to develop
Winter, 2010
Committee. Stacey is a new patterns for quilled items that we
NAQG member who has can publish in the newsletter.

volunteered to take on the role of Thank you Stacey, and welcome!

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Behind the Scenes on

HGTV Ann Martin

You might remember the It had taken a bit of preparation battery pack on my collar and

newsletter article from some on my family’s part to prepare for waistband. Winter-themed

time ago in which I wrote about the shoot. We could have stickers were brought out to
demonstrating quilling for the TV skipped washing the tinge of cover brand names on my glue

show, That’s Clever. Finally, the spring pollen from the front bottle, paper cutter, and crimper.

segment aired this past porch, for example, as it was Even the Cryovac name pressed

December. When looking over my quickly decided that Delaware is into the bottom of the Styrofoam

computer files for the card just too green and lush this time tray I used as a work board

instructions to post on my of year to convince the audience needed to be hidden.

website, I came across notes I’d it's December. Alas, there would
made shortly after the shoot so I be no fun exterior shots of me I was stationed at my dining

wouldn’t forget details of the welcoming viewers to come room table while the four padded

experience. I hope you’ll enjoy inside for a quilling lesson. about in sock feet. The china

reading them. cabinet behind me created a

A crew of four arrived at 8 A.M. problem because the camera

On May 28th 2007, Memorial sharp and consisted of the was reflected in the glass doors.

Day, also known as Prep Day, the producer, director, camera man, Not to worry—one of the pros

director and producer for the and sound man. The shoot lasted realized they could make this
show came to my home to meet a little over five hours for what work to their advantage by

me and to see where they would would be a six minute segment. I opening the doors at an angle to

be filming the next day. They remember happily telling the catch my reflection instead, and

looked over my projects—the camera man that the dining room thus another angle of quilling.

"heroes" (finished pieces) and would soon be filled with The director started off feeding

"step outs" (components I had sunlight, thinking that would me lines one at a time, and then

made ahead of time to speed up please him—not so. “Uh-oh,” he when I passed muster, let me go
the shoot)--and asked to see said, “We'll have to cover the ahead and chat about what I was

what I had chosen to wear. We windows with tungsten cloth to doing on my own. Sometimes I

decided on a deep red sweater, block that out; we like our own needed reminders to leave out

as it seemed a good one for a lights” (which were HUGE!). He direct references—I couldn’t say

holiday segment. I was asked to gave me instructions to look “Yahoo,” for example, when I

remove pictures on my dining directly at the camera lens as if mentioned joining helpful

room walls since nothing could it’s a person and to talk slowly internet groups as a brand new
be visible that had been created and clearly. Mainly he wanted me quiller. Not long after we started,

by any other artist. The pair to put out of my mind the way the the director and camera man

warned they would be moving show looks on television: it’s discovered I would need to

furniture the next day and they usually fast-paced and zany, but change my top as the ribbing of

weren't kidding—things were he assured me the editing crew the knitted sweater was creating

rearranged and then moved would take care of those aspects. the dreaded moiré-effect on

again! The friendly and quiet sound man screen. The crew took a juice and
arranged the microphone and
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(Continued from page 19) camera, was delightful, not to year, because a year ago I wasn’t

blueberry bread break in the mention complimentary of blogging, nor did I use Twitter.

kitchen while I ran upstairs to quilling, so of course he won my Both of these web tools have
change into an alternate outfit. heart. He slowly panned each helped me to publicize the show.

and every piece on display and Many people around the world

We started again, and aside from would sometimes say are now aware of quilling who

a quick pause to turn off the incredulously, “Did you make this otherwise wouldn’t have been

refrigerator’s hum and to take one out of paper too?! able to watch the show on

the phone off the hook, we American television.

worked through the steps of two One interesting thing I was told to
“holiday” cards—the word do was to give a thumbs-up sign

Christmas was a no-no. in front of what was called a

Interestingly, when I spoke of the “green screen”—actually just a

history of quilling and mentioned lime green fleece blanket. It will

that nuns had created some of be interesting to see what was

the earliest pieces found in chosen to actually fill that green

museums around the world space when the segment airs.

today, I was told to leave that After mentioning the thing that all
part out, as HGTV isn’t a religious quillers hear at one time or

channel. But I was only another, “You must have soooo

recounting history! much patience!” the female

director and producer said they

The director would take cues were fascinated by watching me

from little things I said, such as quill, and that each wants to give

“Voila” when I finished the last it a try! The director quilts and
coil. She rummaged through a the producer is a knitter, so they

box of my supplies she’d scouted are no strangers to handwork,

out in another room and brought and I’m sure they’ll make good

in a batch of quilling strips. With on their promise to twirl some

the brightly colored papers strips of paper. In the end, I have

dangling in front of my face, I had to say I'm glad I had the

to part them with my hands, poke opportunity to be on That’s
my face through, and say “Voila” Clever, as it was a great

again—one of those silly experience. Most important to

moments I’d been sure I wouldn’t me was that all four members of

succumb to! She had me do the team seemed genuinely

another little bit with a scrap pleased to be filming an art that

piece of wallpaper she came had not been featured on the

across in my paper stash… I show until now.
don’t remember what my line

was then, so it will be interesting If you’d like to watch the

to see if it’s included when the segment, I’ve posted a video of it

show airs, many, many months on my blog, all things paper,

from now. Yes, the show is filmed along with directions for the

so far in advance that my poinsettia card: http://

segment might not air until allthingspaper-
December of 2008 (edited to annmartin.blogspot.com/2009/1

add: it turned out to be 2009!). 2/thats-clever-video-quilled-

poinsettia.html

The camera man, steady as a In hindsight, I’m glad the show

rock with his large hand-held was postponed an additional

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2009 Treasury Report

Opening Balance 13,353.56 NAQGCON - Insurance 2008 Laura Oholan
NAQGCON - Refunds 2008 Treasury
Income 1,645.00 Newsletter
Membership - New 6,539.50 380.59
Membership - Renewal 164.25 - postage & delivery 545.00
Seals 31.00 - supplies 4,549.39
Fundraising 145.97 Paypal Fees 3,183.72
IGIVE.Com 7,346.00 Total Expenses 319.80
NAQGCON 2008 15,871.72 123.93
Total Income Ending Balance @12/31/09 14,994.74
Paypal Balance @ 01/10/10
Expenses 14,230.54
NAQGCON 2008 & 2009 1,843.53
NAQGCON - Supplies 2008
5,717.66
174.65

New Members Deb Mackes

A warm welcome to our newest members!

Melinda Boyle Lexington, SC Misty Dawn Nettles Cookeville, TN
Raffaela Cirillo Great River, NY Maria Ramos Caguas, PR
Noelani Colon-Honda Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Amy Smith Auburn, MA
Phyllis Dorrough Rosharon, TX Ron White Nixa, MO
Joelene Ford Center, CO Roberta Whitley Hoover, AL
Diamond Frandsen Forked River, NJ
Wendy Grethen Duluth, MN We apologize in advance for any omissions or
Crystal Hessler Greenbrier, TN misspellings. Please email [email protected]
Patricia Imhoff Mount Olive, NC for any changes so we can correct them.
Marion Lettau Suffolk, United Kingdom
Mary Johnt Front Royal, VA If you have moved, please let either Rita Anderson
Joan Labow Massapequa, NY or Deb Mackes know (see contact information on
Nancy Levitt Setauket, NY page 3 or in your membership directory). They are
Cathy Liddy Palm City, FL getting returned newsletters which then cost extra
Rebecca May Portland, IN postage to re-send. Thank you for helping to keep
Stacey Moore Hurst, TX the Guild’s costs as low as possible.
Melanye Narcarti Glennville, GA

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Membership The NAQG Membership
Q&A Committee

Rita Anderson - Director
Deb Mackes

Antonella DeFalco

We at the membership The membership committee will Donna, The Villages, FL: Very

committee want to make sure be posting YOUR Questions, good! Thanks for all your work!

your voice is heard. You can ask Suggestions, and Comments
questions, make comments or *where time and space permit*. Amy, Auburn, MA: Great Website!

suggestions or ask for help in If a question arises which

three different ways. requires a Board discussion and Edith, Canada: Please continue

decision, the outcome of the with the print issues sent by

1. You can send a written request issue will be addressed postal mail. I do not have online

to: separately in the Board minutes. access. I am probably not the

NAQG Membership Committee As much as possible, however, only one, am I? Reply: No, Edith,
c/o Rita Anderson we will respond to your issue you are not the only one! Thanks

2422 Torrington Dr., Lake Ridge here in a timely manner and post for your comments. The NAQG

Toms River, NJ 08755 Q&A results in the following continues to provide printed

newsletter. issues.

2. You can send an online

request via our website to the Susan, Reierstown, MD: The guild Verna Jean, BC, Canada: Doing

appropriate committee at: is doing a great job. The fine—I like the personal

www.naqg.org/ newsletter is great and provides interviews. As always, needs
OnlineContactForm.html. much inspiration. Once my more pics, designs, and patterns.

daughters are older (I have a I know it’s an ongoing problem.

3. You can telephone: Rita newborn right now!), I hope to

Anderson at 732-886-0867 or share some of my own patterns Mary, Auburn, CA: Love the

Deb Mackes at 610-905-5114 that I have created. photos and new ideas. Thanks.

Pattern Corner Donna DelGiudice

Pastel Floral Flake (photo on page 2)

14 shaped marquises (3”, 8 cm)
7 tight rolls (2”, 5.1 cm)
7 crescents (6”, 15.2 cm)
1 tight roll (3”, 8 cm)
1 fringed flower (4”, 10.2 cm)

Glue six shaped marquises (leaf shape) tip to tip to form a center star (place glue on the “leaf tip”).
Glue six loose coils in between the shaped marquises on the center star.
Glue two teardrops together at the rounded end and then glue another teardrop (at rounded end) and
place in the center—this will make a three-sided diamond tip (repeat this step to make six sets).
Glue each teardrop set to top of the loose coils (repeat this step until all six sets are in place).

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Antonella’s Antonella DeFalco
Online Update

I hope that everyone had a safe accreditation status in 2006. I will find information about the
NAQGCON and all the forms you
and happy New Year! 2010 is a have been on the membership need to participate in this fun
filled event.
big year for the North American committee for the NAQG for 2
Quilling Guild (NAQG), so stay years. I also volunteer as a Members’ Corner
Don’t miss out on all the fun
tuned for some fun happenings moderator on the NAQG Yahoo seasonal patterns that have
been posted. I hope you are
on the website this year. group, and I am also a member enjoying the fact that each
month there are new patterns
of the Ladies of Filigree quilling being shared. This would not
have been possible without the
Beautiful Quilling group from East Stroudsburg, generosity of the original artists
who participated in the Accord
Our featured artist is our quillist, Pennsylvania. Calendars over the years who
agreed to share their patterns
Deborah Mackes. You may I am fascinated with geometric with the NAQG as well as with
recognize her from our Accord.

Membership committee. I hope shapes, mosaics, symmetrical Snowflake Pattern from Deb
Mackes (photo on page 27)
that you have lots of fun viewing shapes, Aboriginal art, and
Make 12 – 3" marquise shapes
the beautiful quilling that she has anything that has bright colors. I glued together in V shape and
then glued altogether to form a
shared with us to begin 2010. make a lot of snowflakes for circle.

The following is from our website: holiday gift giving. Make 6 – 2" tight circles and
place as shown
Deb’s Story Thank you for giving me the
Hi, my name is Deb Mackes and I opportunity to share a bit about Make 6 – 2" hear shapes and
glue on the inside of the circle
live in Bath, Pennsylvania, USA. myself and my love for this very
Make 6 – 1" tight circles and
I've been quilling off and on since beautiful art form.” glue to the tops of the hearts

the 1970's. I learned to quill as Make 6 – 4" marquise shapes
and glue to the outside of the
a child in art class in grade circle to form the legs of the

school. (Continued on page 25)

When my Mom noticed my

interest in this lovely art, she

helped me buy some quilling

paper and a few pattern books.

One of the first quilled pieces I

made at around age 11 was the

Bald Eagle in one of Barbara
Maddox's It's Your Turn to Quill

books. I can’t believe after all

these years I still have this piece!

Unfortunately, the rest were lost

or thrown out. NAQGCON Information

Don’t forget to check out the

I've been a member of the NAQG information on the website for
since its inception. I've also been the NAQGCON. You can visit us

a member of the English Quilling at: www.naqg.org/AGM/

Guild where I attained NAQGCON2010.html where you

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New Regional Rep Amna Al Fardh
Regional Rep, UAE/
Middle East

Editor’s Note: Photos of Amna’s quilling work are on page 28.
My name is Amna Al Fardh aka "Mannayah" and I'm 33; from the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, in the
United Arab Emirates, born to an Arab father and an Indian mother, hence the hidden talents. I love
paper crafts of all sorts and have been practicing many hobbies for over 25 years, but started quilling
by chance in 2003 by looking at a cover of one of the books and guessing that the design was made of
paper strips; the book itself didn't have many details about quilling. I only found out later the same year
that it is an old art and obtained the necessary tools and supplies. Quilling is still very new in this part of
the world, which is why people are fascinated by what paper twirling can do.

The past few years I have dedicated to spreading the hobby, but 2009 was the busiest in a more official
manner. I started appearing on morning talk shows on TV, and I volunteered for a national project in the
summer where I presented a full six weeks of tutorials and workshops for ages 6-14. Over 100
participants took part. A quilling and paper crafts association in UAE will take a lot of effort as the
guidelines and rules for creating one aren't as simple as I expected.

I mostly work on large projects for pieces to hang on the wall; I only started with miniatures a year back.
My current projects include a landscape design with fairies and another one which is a more traditional
local lifestyle theme.

I am hoping I can take part in the next NAQG conference, so watch for me ☺

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Notes From The

Archivist Donna Del Giudice
Archivist

Here’s something special for our Brodskaya, Yulia (Illustrator). loan. If you are coming to a dead

members to research—Yulia “Love American Style.” AARP -end in trying to locate a specific

Brodskaya is a graphic artist/ Magazine. January/February article or book, please feel free to
illustrator from England who has 2010: 40-41 contact me and I’ll see what I can

done fabulous work with quilling Brodskaya, Yulia (Illustrator), do for you.

in advertising art. Her website, Libelle Magazine

www.artyulia.com, is very (Netherlands), May 2009: Please remember: if you have an

educational for any quiller. She illustrations throughout. article or are in the planning

has brought the art to a new level Laboy, Maritza. “Cobra auge el stages of doing an article

and has made it available to arte de la filigrana.” El (magazine or newspaper), please
many people who normally Periodico (Puerto Rico). let us know (e-mail:

wouldn’t give quilling a first look. March 5-11, 2009: 35 [email protected] or write

Her work was even featured in Simeri, Dema. “Paper Roses.” Donna Del Giudice at 11 Orchard

the holiday online catalog for Inspirations Magazine. Fall Street, Verona, NJ 07044—

Nieman-Marcus. 2009: Issue 64; 4. please put “NAQG” in the subject

Watson, Sandy. “Hark the Herald line). If we know in advance, it

Some recent “finds” are as Angels Sing.” Card Maker. gives us the chance to inform our

follows: November 2009: 44-45, 76 quillers and to keep an eye out
for the publication before it goes

ARTICLES: If you can’t find any of the off the shelf. The NAQG will

“Branching Out: Quilled “Finds” in your local craft stores, gladly reimburse costs for

Chickadee.” Country Living, remember to use your town copying and shipping to keep the

pgs 60-61. library—if they don’t have that archives up-to-date.

Bartowski, Allison.“Let It Snow: magazine, ask them to get a copy

Quill it Easy.” Card Maker. of the article via interlibrary loan.
November 2009: 16-17, 77. Most libraries are very happy to

Bartowski, Allison. “Scroll Heart: do this service for their patrons.

Quill it Easy,” Card Maker. If your town library is very small

January 2010: 17, 76. and not “computer equipped,”

Bartowski, Allison. “You Make Me then they can call the county or

Smile.” Card Maker. January the closest city library to request

2010: 42, 77. the article through interlibrary

(Continued from page 23) appreciate her work and
generosity in sharing with us.
snowflake.

Please check out our website, Thanks and Happy Quilling to
www.naqg.org, to see more of her Everyone! ☺
wonderful work. Be certain to let
Deb know how much you

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Report From Japan

Motoko Maggie Nakatani, NAQG Japan Representative

Ms. Taeko Sakurai and her A few quilling books have been quillers at the exhibition.
students had an exhibition published in Japanese, but there We hope to spread the beauty
named “Imagination and are not many opportunities for and tradition of quilling to a
Creation” from Nov. 16 to 21 at the general public to see actual greater Japanese audience.
Harajyuku, Tokyo. works in person.

Fifteen quillers, including a few We all enjoyed talking with fellow
NAQG members, displayed over
50 pieces of quilling projects.
During the exhibition over 500
visitors enjoyed these wonderful
and unique quilling works.

Though quilling is not as popular
as beading or quilting, people
really loved the beautiful paper
work, and many visitors who
stopped by commented,
“Amazing!”

Origami is one of the traditional Ms. Taeko Sakurai and her students.
hobbies and arts in JAPAN, so we
believe in the near future quilling
will be known not only as a form
of craft but as paper art.

Pattern Corner Antonella DeFalco

Red, White, and Blue Love Birds

Make two birds using this pattern; for each bird alternating colors as in the photo (see page 2).

Eye 1 1½“ (3.81 cm) Tight roll
Head 1 6“ (15.24 cm) Loose Coil. Note, glue start of strip for head to the peg for the eye
and then roll the loose coil to complete the head.
Body 1 12“ (30.48 cm) Teardrop
Wing 1 4“ (10.16 cm) Teardrop
Tail 1 2 ½“ (6.35 cm) Alternate side looping. Make three very small loops with the
center loop longer than the outside loops. See photo (page 2).
Branch 9 2“ (5.08 cm) C-Scrolls, make three of each color

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Deb Mackes

Amna Al Fardh

Amna Al Fardh

Stacey Moore
Amna Al Fardh